boîte de nuit

\bwat də nɥi\

/\bwat də nɥi\/ noun

The verdict

“boîte de nuit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Établissement de loisir où l’on va habituellement de nuit pour écouter de la musique et danser.

Key facts for boîte de nuit
PropertyValue
Headwordboîte de nuit
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bwat də nɥi\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boîte de nuit” sits in French frequency

boîte de nuit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boîte de nuit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bwat də nɥi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Établissement de loisir où l’on va habituellement de nuit pour écouter de la musique et danser.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for boîte de nuit, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is boîte de nuit, spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Établissement de loisir où l’on va habituellement de nuit pour écouter de la musique et danser.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boîte de nuit"?
"boîte de nuit" is spelled B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is \bwat də nɥi\.
What does "boîte de nuit" mean?
As a noun, "boîte de nuit" means: Établissement de loisir où l’on va habituellement de nuit pour écouter de la musique et danser.
How do you pronounce "boîte de nuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boîte de nuit" is \bwat də nɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boîte de nuit" come from?
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Using “boîte de nuit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is B-O-Î-T-E- -D-E- -N-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \bwat də nɥi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list